Sould i get one ssd or two?

[zoko4ever]

Hello
I like to ask what better to buy a single 1tb ssd for games and windows 10, or 1 250 gb for windows and 500gb for games

Should I go with Samsung ssd or sandisk?

 

[USAFRet]

Hello
I like to ask what better to buy a single 1tb ssd for games and windows 10, or 1 250 gb for windows and 500gb for games

Should I go with Samsung ssd or sandisk?

I prefer multiple drives.
250GB for the OS and applications, and other drives for all that other stuff.
Performance is the same either way.

 

[atljsf]

both options are valid

each has its pros and cons

i took another path, 1 tb hard disk for games and 1 120gbs ssd for os

samsung is more popular atm but both seem to be quite good

i guess it is also related to budget, any limitations you might have?

 

[captaincharisma]

IMO the optimal solution would be to buy a small SSD drive like a 250GB one for the OS and programs while having a HDD for all other files. with this setup the SSD drive will last longer because you will be reading and writing less to it.

 

[Eximo]

I've run my last two gaming rigs off of SSD only. Quite the seamless experience, as it is primarily game storage I imagine the drive will last quite a while.

I have another machine for multimedia with an SSD for the OS and a 3TB drive for bulk storage.

Any drive could fail at any time, so the best solution is to keep backups whichever way you go.

 

[ArtPog]

As you have heard (and no doubt will continue to hear), PC users are a varied lot and we all have our personal choices when it comes to commenting on queries such as the one you raised.

So let me offer you mine...

I've dealt with scores of PC users (including many, if not most, of them are avid gamers - I'm NOT a gamer), and without exception - not one has ever bemoaned the fact that the SSD they purchased contained too much disk-space capacity. On the other hand, many of them regretted the fact that they didn't originally purchase a larger SSD than they did - either by choice or primarily because of cost considerations.

So, FWIW...assuming it's not-out-of-the-question cost-wise...purchase the 1 TB SSD you're considering (the Samsung would be ideal) and use that drive to install your OS and all your other programs & data (games, etc.). Naturally I'm assuming that 1 TB drive would be sufficient in disk-space capacity to contain the complete contents of your system.

Now if you decide to go that route...THIS IS IMPORTANT...EVEN CRUCIAL.

You MUST provide a backup strategy. This would involve installing a 1 TB (or larger) HDD in your system - either internally or as a USB external drive; preferably the latter. And you would, on a reasonably frequent basis, use a disk-cloning program to clone the ENTIRE contents of your 1 TB SSD boot drive to the 1 TB secondary drive serving as the recipient of the clone. So that you would always have at hand a reasonably up-to-date COMPREHENSIVE backup of your ENTIRE system together with the relatively simple & quick means to return your system to its bootable, functional state in the event disaster strikes your boot drive - it becomes defective or the system becomes corrupt & dysfunctional because of malware, viruses, or any other reason.

In the event you cannot undertake or do not wish to undertake this comprehensive backup strategy I would then recommend you DO NOT follow my initial advice re purchasing a single 1 TB SSD to contain the entire contents of your system.